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Tony Brooks is an icon in the world of country music and his talents as a balladeer were made famous when many of his songs and stories were recorded and performed by Slim Dusty. He was an authentic bush character in his own right and had worked as a miner, stockman and taxi-driver in Queensland's ...

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The world of classical music is changing. Consumption habits have shifted markedly in recent years and some are even predicting the demise of orchestral events. Others see opportunity in social media and a new sense of engagement between the audience and musicians. Original broadcast on 30 ...

After 16 years without an iconic live music venue in the CBD, a new music hall will open in Brisbane tonight. The Fortitude Music Hall is in the Brunswick street hall and its owner and builder Scott Hutchinson hopes it will foster local talent as well as bringing in musicians from around the world. The ...

Day 1 of the Inquest into music festival deaths has wrapped up at the New South Wales Coroner's Court. It's examining six drug-related deaths at festivals in that state over the past two summers, and the drug-taking habits of young people. While the debate around pill-testing continues, drug ...

A New York Times investigation has found master recordings of the world's best known artists perished in a warehouse fire in 2008. Among the artists are John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Etta James, Cab Calloway, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Sting, Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur and The Roots. ...

You may have been obsessed with the Federal Election over the weekend, but there was another kind of election, a more musical election! Celebrated Australian singer/song-writer Kate Miller-Heidke took her song Zero Gravity to the Eurovision song contest and finished 9th. Not a bad effort, ...